CVE-2020-8201

Public on 2020-09-18
Modified on 2021-01-06
Description
A flaw was found in Node.js, where affected Node.js versions converted carriage returns in HTTP request headers to a hyphen before parsing. This flaw leads to HTTP Request Smuggling as it is a non-standard interpretation of the header. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libuv 2021-01-05 ALAS2-2021-1581 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N